Eagles

Heritage Academy rolled into Grace Academy on Tuesday with thoughts of successfully starting the Mason Dixon Christian Conference season. The Eagles' boys and girls basketball teams delivered in convincing fashion as the boys scored a 52-36 victory and girls notched a 69-21 win. The Heritage boys trailed Grace (0-1, 0-1) early 15-12, thanks mainly to Peter Hykes hitting three of his four 3s in the game. Grace extended the lead to 22-12 with a 7-0 run to start off the second quarter before Heritage found its rhythm.

Benjamin Miles Seibert of Boy Scout Troop 17 in Williamsport achieved the Eagle Scout rank, the highest rank in Scouting. He is the son of Sally Highbarger Seibert and the late John B. Seibert. An Eagle Court of Honor was held at Church of the Holy Trinity in Halfway. Scoutmaster Jeff Boger presided over the ceremony, and presented Ben with the Eagle Scout badge. The Eagle Charge was given by Assistant Scoutmaster Jay Lauver, an Eagle Scout; “100 Scouts” was read by Dave Roberts; and Scouts from Troop 17 helped with the ceremony.

Maryon Phillips was installed June 26 as the Maryland State Auxiliary madam president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles at the annual Maryland State Convention at FOE Aerie/Auxiliary 1136 in Brunswick, Md. Phillips is the president of eight auxiliaries in the state. The Fraternal Order of Eagles is an organization that helps in raising funds for various charities. Its motto is “People Helping People.”

If the Woodrow Wilson football team stops to eat on the way back to Beckley, W.Va., Perkins will probably be last on its list of choices. That's because the Flying Eagles saw too much of one on Friday in Martinsburg. Martinsburg tailback Chris Perkins gave Woodrow Wilson a steady diet of offense as he rushed for 136 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead the top-ranked and undefeted Bulldogs to a 49-13 victory in the opening round of the West Virginia Class AAA state playoffs at Cobourn Field.

Kyle Marshall of Williamsport was recently recognized at an awards ceremony for completing his Eagle Scout requirements. Kyle is the son of Patricia Marshall of Williamsport, and the grandson of Dorothy Barnhart and the late Roy Barnhart Jr. of Hagerstown. Kyle's Eagle ceremony began with the color guard from Troop 4 presenting the flags and the national anthem being sung by Kyle's friend, Paige Wade, from Williamsport High School. The benediction was read by the pastor of John Wesley United Methodist Church, which sponsors Troop 4. The master of ceremonies was Assistant Scoutmaster Fred Nugent.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 BOYS SOCCER Jeremiah House had two goals to lead Grace Academy to its first win of the season with a 3-0 shutout of Heritage Academy in Mason Dixon Christian Conference action Tuesday. Devon Umstead had a goal, Tony Hahn had two assists, Ashton Binkley had an assist and Daniel Frederickson had 13 saves for the Knights (1-5). Catoctin 1, Goretti 0 THURMONT, Md. - John Winalski had two saves for St. Maria Goretti in a loss to Catoctin (6-2)

Christian Grosh of Troop 8 in Hagerstown completed his Eagle Scout project over Labor Day weekend. The Eagle project was chosen when Christian noticed that the small graveyard near the tee box of the sixth hole at Black Rock Golf Course needed to be repaired and renovated. The project consisted of staining and repairing the split-rail fence, and mulching and erecting a sign donated by Black Rock Golf Course that has the names and dates of those buried at the site. Jane Custer, division chief at Antietam National Battlefield, provided training on how to properly clean and repair the headstones.

Although he was only 5 years old when the Sept. 11 terror attacks took place, 15-year-old Ethan Mowen of Mercersburg realizes the damage it has caused for his country. "No one should forget that day," said Mowen, a member of Boy Scout Troop 7 of Mercersburg and a freshman at James Buchanan High School. "We've been fighting a war for like 10 years now over that. I just think it was an awful time. " In the Boy Scouts of America program, the highest attainable honor is Eagle Scout, which requires a Scout to lead a large-scale community project.

Eagle Scout Kyle Marshall of Williamsport was recently awarded a check for $100 from Local 1605, Hagerstown Professional Firefighters Union. The firefighters award 45 Eagle Scouts with a check for $100 per year for their achievement of Scouting's highest honor. Parents of any Scout reaching the rank of Eagle can contact the union at rgilberthfd@myactv.net to receive the award.

Gabriel Martin of Troop 95 in Shady Grove was recently awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. The ceremony, held at Shady Grove Community Center, was performed by members of the Order of the Arrow Guneukitschik Lodge ceremonies team. His Eagle Scout project was to construct a Mohawk Walk as part of the ropes course at Cove Valley Christian Youth Camp in Little Cove, Pa. Pastor Galen Lehman from Salem Ridge Community Church offered an invocation and members of Troop 95 presented the colors.